Use After Free Affecting librewolf package, versions <74.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-LIBREWOLF-8487321
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed25 Mar 2020

Introduced: 25 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-6805  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 librewolf to version 74.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream librewolf package and not the librewolf package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

When removing data about an origin whose tab was recently closed, a use-after-free could occur in the Quota manager, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.6, Firefox < 74, Firefox < ESR68.6, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.

CVSS Scores

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